Downhill skiing and snowboarding require specific preparations and conditioning routines to ensure safe winter fun. Learn how ski and snowboarding conditioning exercises may help you avoid injuries on the slopes. If you do get injuries, fast...

It seems everyone who exercises is looking for the best ab-exercise routine for developing flat, tight abdominal muscles. If you want to avoid falling victim to unproven and misleading abdominal exercise claims, it's important to have an understanding...

Sports concussions are traumatic head injuries that can occur from both mild and severe blows to the head. Some head injuries may appear to be mild but research is finding that even a minor blow to the head can result in serious, long-term...

A long list of former NFL players, executives and lawmakers appeared before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday to discuss the long-term effects of head injuries on current and former NFL players and to determine if the NFL is doing enough to...

A sports hernia refers to an area of thinning or weakening of the abdominal muscles to the point that the underlying internal organs, particularly the intestines, push up against the muscular wall and cause significant pain. Unlike an inguinal hernia,...